Dietmar Beiersdorfer

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Dietmar Beiersdorfer (born November 16, 1963) is a former footballer and the current coach of Bundesliga team Hamburger SV.

Born in Fürth, in his youth Beiersdorfer played for TSC Cadolzburg, TSV Altenberg, and other teams. In 1985 he moved to Oberligisten SpVgg Fürth, where he was discovered by scouts of Hamburg. Beiersdorfer was soon lured to Hamburger SV along with his friend Manfred Kastl. Immediately Beiersdorfer was to gain a place in the first eleven, and he would subsequently help Hamburg to win several matches and the German football association cup.

By 1992 Beiersdorfer had played 174 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 14 goals. However, because the Hamburg team were struggling financially, he had to be sold to Werder Bremen, where he played 64 times between then and 1996. He had short spells at 1. FC Köln and Reggiana before retiring, after which he took a course in business management, and proceeded to become the manager of Hamburg.

Beiersdorfer played one game for the German national team, in May 1991.